I really don't see him jumping ship to any school. He has basically built a mini NFL factory in the span of six years and has made one of the most prestigious and historical college football teams one of the strongest in the nation.

I think Alabama fans should be comforted in the fact that he already took a shot at the NFL and was mediocre at it (though not all his fault).

Oh please. College football generates more money than any of us could ever count (especially when you're talking about a school like Notre Dame). No one should feel pity for these schools. It's great that they give scholarships to these students, but to say that all of the power is in anyone but their hands would be asinine. Especially in this case where Vanderdoes had a legitimate reason to want to be closer to home.

The LOI needs to be adjusted so that it helps put the school and player on even ground.

As good as Marcus Mariota is (and has the potential to be), I can't really see him getting the nod for first team (or even second team) over a bunch of other candidates (Bridgewater, Manziel, Boyd, Miller, etc).

I feel like ESPN is trying to be different just for the sake of it with some of these choices.